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Rise of the Ricker

The Ricker (Texas Governor Rick Perry to the unaffiliated) seems to be enjoying some nice poll numbers. According to a recently released poll the Ricker enjoys the following leads in a general election:

53 – 39 over Wendy Davis

50-43 over Julian Castro

52-35 over Annise Parker

50-40 over Bill White

This shows a few things. First, Texans must be patient (they put up with Perry this long). Second, being a Democrat and having statewide ambitions in Texas sucks. Third, the problem for the Ricker in Texas is primary not the general election. If he gets a credible Tea Party primary challenger (not Deborah Medina) then things could get really interesting for the Ricker. Otherwise the Ricker will get re-elected and give the White House another shot.